On #WorldTBDay we send a special message of support to everyone worldwide working in healthcare and infectious disease control: #WeApplaud 👏 all our colleagues fighting COVID19! At KNCV we stand ready to help where we can. bit.ly/2WDbC0X #EndTB #FightCOVID19 Stop TB Partnership

#WorldTBDay: We stand strong together against infectious diseases. ”Many components of TB control are very relevant for tackling the Coronavirus”, says KNCV’s executive director Kitty van Weezenbeek. READ MORE: bit.ly/2QINypx #EndTB #FightCOVID19

Halting funding for the World Health Organization during a world health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds. Their work is slowing the spread of COVID-19 and if that work is stopped no other organization can replace them. The world needs World Health Organization (WHO) now more than ever.

Halting funding for the World Health Organization during a world health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds. Their work is slowing the spread of COVID-19 and if that work is stopped no other organization can replace them. The world needs World Health Organization (WHO) now more than ever.

On July 2, the Dutch Global Health Alliance will kick off their new #webinar series with a webinar with experts on #COVID19, #TB & the importance of using subnational data for local decision-making. Register here: kit.nl/local-data-loc… #TBfree

From minimising culture in prevalence surveys to evaluating testing solutions, the #TREATSproject is advancing knowledge on the detection of #tuberculosis. More from the #UnionConf: treatsproject.org/latest-news #EndTB

Important research!

In an urgent push to get reach to the most vulnerable #children, UNICEF Moçambique has arrived in Buzi, south of Beira. #CycloneEloise is creating ever more heartache for #children, but we will not relent in our effort to reach all in need. #ForEveryChild

NOW AVAILABLE: The SOS Stoolbox! This is KNCV’s online package to support countries with the implementation of the SOS stool method for Xpert or Xpert Ultra assay testing. This painless method improves #TB diagnosis, especially for children. kncvtbc.org/en/sos-stoolbo…

REMINDER! You can still register for the People-Centred Framework (PCF) webinar that takes place this Thursday at 2 PM CEST. We will introduce you to the PCF Knowledge Hub and present the PCF data analytics and visualisation dashboard. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Save the date! Cheerfully we invite you to our (hybrid) symposium ‘Optimized models of care for TB prevention among migrants’ on 7 December at 13:30 CEST to celebrate the successful completion of the ZonMw funded TB ENDPoint project. Register now! #EndTB kncvtbc.org/en/2021/09/14/…

#TREATS presenting result tomorrow #Union

We hebben je hulp nodig. Nu. Want de besmettingskraan móet dicht. Zo voorkomen we dat de zorg, niet alleen in de ziekenhuizen, maar ook bij huisartsen, verpleeghuizen en thuiszorginstellingen, zó overbelast raakt dat we niet meer iedereen kunnen helpen.⤵️radboudumc.nl/nieuws/2021/dr…

The TREATS project has released its final report. The research has taken more than 4 years and involved collaboration from scientific, academic and local communities. It has shed light on the evolving relationship between HIV and TB. #WorldTBDay #TREATSTB bit.ly/TREATSreport

KNCV developed the SOS stool method to improve the diagnosis of #TB in children using stool. Since today, #WorldTBDay, you can access several videos, made by FIND, on the process in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese & Ukrainian through our website. kncvtbc.org/en/sos-stoolbo…

“Als #tuberculose niet op tijd gevonden wordt, kan het lijden tot de dood. Ook in Nederland gebeurt dat nog,” zei Technisch directeur van @kncvtbc Agnes Gebhard gisteren, op #WereldTuberculoseDag, bij NPO Radio 1 BNNVARA. Luister het fragment terug!

.UNICEF Ukraine team works in newly accessible areas of Kharkiv region, assessing the situation together with local authorities in Balakliia to continue the ongoing support with explosive ordnance risk education, humanitarian aid, health, education and social services for families

We are looking for a new Dean of Research and Innovation lstmed-future.org/job/dean-of-re…

In a population-based cohort study, Eveline Klinkenberg and colleagues examine the impact of the PopART intervention on TB prevalence in Zambia and South Africa: doi.org/10.1371/journa… @ZambartResearch The Union EDCTP LSHTM TB Centre International Statistics and Epidemiology Group @ScHARRSheffield Eveline Klinkenberg